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What is the probability of meeting at least one person with the flu in twelve random encounters on campus when the infection rate is 8%

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Solution:


p(x)=(0.08)^x(0.92)^(12-x)

The probability of at least one person is;


\begin{gathered} 1-p(0)=1-(0.08)^0(0.92)^(12-0) \\ \\ =0.6323 \end{gathered}

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